Definitions
fill or place a load on
Word origin
From Middle English laden, from Old English hladan and Old English hleadan, from Proto-West Germanic *hlaþan, from Proto-Germanic *hlaþaną (“to load”), from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂- (“to put, lay out”).
Used in a sentence
“Men from the fartheſt Equinoctiall line, Haue ſwarm’d in troopes into the Eaſterne India: Lading their ſhippe with golde and precious ſtones: And made their ſpoiles from all our prouinces.”
“And they laded their asses with the corn.”
“Under the sea-girt cliffs the shining ship was readied, laden with coats of mail, swords, and gleaming war harness.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Load heavily”4 letters
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